Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1887-11-23
THE LABOR WORLD.
LABOR AND IABORERS.
OF Interest to Employers ard En-
pioyed.
Skilled and Unskiiled work---Bu Building
Trades Busy Half Holiday
MISUNDERSTANDING the
Architects.

The demand for all kinds OF skilled
aud unskilled labor is still fully up to,
and in many cases in excess of, the
supply. Wages are easily held in al
skilled branches, and in some places
inferior skilled labor ID being paid the
same wages as the best skilled. a COM
plant which employers have had occa-
sion to make quite frequently of late.
The determination Of trades unionists
to exact the same compensation for IN
ferior skilled labor as for the best is a
source Of constant annoyance to many
employers, who see no way of escape
with work so abundant. They VII, no
doubt, take the first opportunity to
weed out the less valuable and retain
the best.
The movement for Saturday half
holiday in New YORK is failure. En-
ployers say tnat margins will not al
low half-holiday at this time, as co H.
petition was never SO sharp, but admit
that if general the half-holiday would
be endurable. Enlightened employers
and persons of a philanthropic turn OF
mind are urging that a more generous
sympathy should be created between
employers and employees; that this
would do more to lessen tae friction
than strong protective organizations.
One Lowell corporation treats its 500
employees to a days excursion.
More or less labor is constantly
docking southwark, but the demand
there is for special kinds of skill, such
as founders, machinists, workers in
wood, makers OF railway appliances,
stovemakers and the like. There are
also good many lumber workers find
ing employment in the yellow pine and
cypress regions of the south. Southern
white labor is willing to work and is
steadily falling in. Negro labor comes
in rather more slowly, and as rule
less reliable, owing to the irregular
habits under the old cotton growing
regime.
The competition of trade among tex
tile manufacturers is such as to stimu-
late production, especially in all kinds
Of cotton goods. Staple productions
are closely sold up, prices are very firm,
and retailers are fastening in large
orders for winter distribution. The
outlook isvery favorable foSthe winter.
Loom capacity is pretty well sold up
and New England manufacturers IRE
in excellent spirits over the fayors bic
trade indications for the winter.
The industrial reports from news
papers throughout the Northwest show
hast, ming forward of all kinds Of
enterprise on account OF the near ap-
proach Of cold weather. In many shops
work is being kept up until 10 or IL
O'Clock. In some mills it is common
thing to have day and night work. A
good many new shops are being built
and will be ready for machinery by
February, and for Operation by April 1.
For years past stoolmaking in Eng
land has been crowding ironmaking to
the wall, so to speak, and u great
many pudding mill or FORCES have
been idle or only partially employed.
A rev basic furnace called The Battle,
has been perfected which, according to
English papers, will save many IRON
making districts from ruin. Steel
plants are multiplying because they can
be built at q very small cost.
Labor organizations are increasing
steadily. The Federation of Labor is
gaining ground quickly, and is increas-
ing membership faster now than the
Knights of Labor. There are nofactional
disturbances, no complaints about as
sessments, no interference of central
authority with local, but general har-
mony prevails between the various
branches of the federation.
The tannerles of the country COM
plain bitterly OF narrow margins. but
their output is being promptly mar
keted. They anticipate an in pr we
-nent in prices on account OF he NJ
creasing sales Of boots and shoes 7 le
boot and shoe manufacturers all over
the New England states and Philadel-
phia have bad a remarkably good sea-
son as to volume OF business.
Architects report that the prospects
are for larger amount of building
during the coming winter than last
winter on account Of the alteration of
residences in cities for store purposes
and large amount of improvements in
dwellings. In Philadelphia alterations
have been carried on on larger scale
than for years. A great deal of work
is now in hand.
Grief Too Great for U,terance
Wardner (IaahoN News. Professor